New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Friday directed officials of both his Ministries to immediately establish a planned, time-bound and result-oriented mechanism to ensure that farmers and poor rural citizens do not have to run from pillar to post either to avail benefits of government schemes or for the redressal of grievances. During a meeting, Union Minister Chouhan told the officials that Prime Minister…
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Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday urged the eastern states to focus on pulses, oilseeds, and crop diversification during the current kharif season and give special attention to small and marginal farmers. Addressing a press conference during the Eastern Regional Kharif Agriculture Zonal Conference here, the minister said that Eastern India’s agriculture sector can achieve new heights through a subject-specific, region-specific, and state-spe…
Raisen, April 11 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said the ongoing agricultural fair in Raisen is focused on bringing practical change in farming by connecting farmers directly with science, technology and markets. Addressing the ‘Unnat Krishi Mela’ – comprising an exhibition and training programme for farmers – Chouhan said the event has been designed as a hands-on learning platform. He emphasised that this is not just a meeting or a platform for…
Bhopal/Raisen, April 11 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan struck a deeply personal chord at the three-day ‘Advanced Agriculture Festival’ in Raisen (45 km from Bhopal), declaring that his purpose was not to merely “occupy the chair” and become a “burden upon it,” but to genuinely transform farmers’ lives. “My heart holds but a single yearning—a singular dedication, a singular resolve—to create a model,” he said, pledging to turn the region’s agricult…